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Assignment on Journalism

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Running head: JOURNALISM JournalismName of the Student:Name of the University:Author note:
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1JOURNALISMWhat is nationalism and how does it play out in Spain? Nationalism can be defined as an ideology that renders a deep sense of unity to a group ofpeople, living in one nation, in respect of their linguistic, cultural or historic similarities. As faras nationalism in Spain is concerned, it is a highly heterogeneous nation that was formedcombining various kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. The Catalania and Basque countries alsobelong to Spain, and this existence of various minority national identities merging with thenational identity of Spain, have undoubtedly threatened the hegemonic position of Spanishnationalism. The cultural and linguistic differences amongst the minority national identities havealways created conflict within Spain, and the residents of Catalania as well as Basque havealways felt that they have been mistreated and exploited by the national government of Spain.These people often fail to identify themselves as Spaniards, and complain about the semi-independent tax structure, as well as the government’s unwillingness to attach importance totheir regional languages and culture. This has affected the Spanish nationalism, and is preventingthe homogenization of different minority groups within Spain. Why does Zakaria see danger in the rise of nationalism?Fareed Zakaria speaks of a darker and much more troubling form of nationalism.According to him, people across the globe are living in a highly globalized world, whereby thequestion of political and national identity is still in the dark. The US, though has alwaysremained highly complacent about its superior national identity, this form of complacency aboutnational identity is threatening the future progress of the nation. According to Zakaria, the UScitizens have always believed that people across the world would always look up to them, forpolitical stability, and financial superiority (Zakaria 2008). However, he points out that the very
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